There comes a time in every man's life when he must end his ten year hiatus from live performance and embark on his 86 date sell out tour. For Steve Coogan that time came in October 2009. Armed with nothing more than a hire car, a Little Chef loyalty card and a support staff of 35, Coogan criss-crossed the nation, reintroducing us to some of his best-loved characters.

For the first Big Fat Quiz, the three teams of celebrities were: Cut the Funk: Simon Pegg and Liza Tarbuck (41 points) BJ and The Bear: David Walliams and Rob Brydon (43 points) The Winners: June Sarpong and Jonathan Ross (winners with 49 points) Louis Walsh, Nadia Almada and Dame Kelly Holmes all made live appearances to read out the questions for the months of April, June, and August respectively. Recorded questions from Bono and The Bear from Bo' Selecta were shown too along with films of Richard and Judy discussing events.

The 2010 show was recorded on 13 December and aired on 3 January 2011. The teams were: Wagner: Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones Posh & Specs: Michael McIntyre and Alan Carr The Electric Moccasins: Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding Guest questions were provided by Nicole Scherzinger, Jack Black, Simon Pegg, Russell Brand, Seth Rogen, the cast of Misfits and Will Ferrell. The children of Mitchell Brook Primary School made their annual appearance acting out news stories, which included the Stig scandal and the Icelandic volcano eruption, as did Jon Snow with his fake news reports of popular songs. Lola, the cat put in a wheelie bin in August by Mary Bale appeared as a Mystery Guest. Louie Spence posed a question in the form of a dance routine representing the story of the trapped Chilean miners. The final scores were: Ross and Jones - 28 McIntyre and Carr - 25 Ayoade and Fielding - 12